Nationwide rebellion: more than 40 local authorities have announced that they will not cooperate with Avi Maoz's policy - voila! news

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From the Upper Galilee to the Negev: More than 40 local authorities, from the northern border to the Negev, have so far announced that they will not cooperate with the policy of the chairman of the Noam Avi Maoz party. In a large part of the "rebellious" authorities, the heads of the authorities have announced that they will self-budget the plans that will be affected as a result of a transition The unit for external programs in the hands of Ma'oz.

According to the coalition agreement between the Likud and the Noam party, the unit for external programs and promoting partnerships in the Ministry of Education will be transferred to the Prime Minister's Office, and will be handed over to Ma'oz's authority. The chairman of Noam has often expressed extreme positions regarding the LGBTQ community and issues related to women Following the agreement, a wave of concern arose among educational authorities and among parents and students from the LGBTQ community, about damage to contents that help prevent prejudices against them.

Maoz also recently said that the advisory unit to the Chief of Staff regarding the status of women in the IDF should be abolished.

The signing of the coalition agreement between Maoz and Likud, November 27, 2022 (photo: official website, no)

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The northernmost council that published such a notice is the Upper Galilee Regional Council.

The head of the council, Giora Zaltz, wrote yesterday (Friday) on his Facebook account: "For them to continue to smile. It is important to make it clear to parents, residents and especially to the education and children's staff in the Upper Galilee Regional Council: the educational agenda, content and educational programs in 120 children's homes from birth to six , in the 12 schools of the council will be determined, managed and led by the principals and managers of these institutions, the educational teams, in cooperation with the parents and according to the vision of the council and its leader. It was so, so now and so it will be in the future."

In the Shaar Hanegev Regional Council, the head of the council, Ofir Liebstein, wrote: "Dear residents, I would like to clarify again, as I also clarified in my weekly summary - Shaar Hanegev is a solidary and egalitarian community that believes in pluralism and the right to exist with the respect of every individual in it. These are the principles that guide the council and this is how we educate the children of Shaar HaNegev. We will continue to hold education programs in this spirit, whether they are budgeted by the unit for external education programs or whether we have to budget it ourselves. I am proud of the educational system and the council's education teams, I believe in them and trust them - as a father and as the head of the council."

Not only the mayor: a letter from the head of the education administration was published in Tel Aviv (photo: official website, photo: Guy Yehiali)

Among the authorities that joined the call are large cities such as Tel Aviv, Holon, Herzliya, Rishon Lezion, Ramat Gan and Ramat Hasharon.

Regional and local councils that have announced non-cooperation with Ma'oz are, among others, Even Yehuda, Eshkol, Gilboa, Zebulon, Hoof Carmel, Kfar Vardim, Meta Asher, Meta Yehuda, Emek Jordan, Emek Jezreel and more.

The reaction in Tel Aviv was not limited to Mayor Ron Huldai alone, who was one of the first of the "rebels".

The head of the education administration in the Tel Aviv municipality, Shirley Rimon Bracha, sent a letter to the administrators in the city following the transfer of powers to Ma'oz.

"This is not a minor event, it is an administrative drama that may also turn into a value drama."

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"I suppose we all fear a unilateral and extreme political intervention in the content that enters the schools."

"Not a single program will enter the educational institutions of Givatayim before it is approved," wrote Ran Konik, mayor of Givatayim.

The Ramat Hasharon Municipality stated that they also intend to continue funding programs to encourage equality and tolerance towards the other: "The fight for equality in the education system in Israel has come a long way and we will do everything in our power not to retreat back to a dark place."

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